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Swimming pools and sex education: New challenges in the digital age
Opinion 13 hours ago

Swimming pools and sex education: New challenges in the digital age

Where young people are unable to access sexual education in schools or from trusted adults, other so...
Struggling to end TB amid COVID-19 pandemic
Opinion 16 hours ago

Struggling to end TB amid COVID-19 pandemic

Meanwhile, Indonesia is listed as one of the world's largest TB contributors with about 842,000 ...
COVID-19 is another proof of ecological devastation
Opinion 17 hours ago

COVID-19 is another proof of ecological devastation

We realize now that those infectious diseases are not only spreading faster, but they appear to be e...
Academia’s reinforcement of hatred against transgender people
Opinion 18 hours ago

Academia’s reinforcement of hatred against transgender people

International Transgender Day of Visibility celebrates transgender people and raises awareness of di...
Papua lockdown requires extra caution
Opinion 19 hours ago

Papua lockdown requires extra caution

The sensitive relationship between indigenous Papuans and migrants means there is potential for conf...
Job creation through social safety (inter)net
Opinion 20 hours ago

Job creation through social safety (inter)net

We can provide an employment-creation scheme that allows people to work together to help contain the...
Don't let COVID-19 become a hunger game
Opinion 22 hours ago

Don't let COVID-19 become a hunger game

Uncertainty about food availability can induce policymakers to implement trade restrictive measures ...
Beat virus, not democracy
Editorial 22 hours ago

Beat virus, not democracy

A civil emergency is far more overreaching than a quarantine or large-scale restriction because of i...
Battling COVID-19: Protecting frontline workers is key to containing contagion
Opinion 1 day ago

Battling COVID-19: Protecting frontline workers is key to containing contagion

Indonesia can learn from the mistakes of other countries, especially those that have emerged as...
Leadership in the age of pandemics: Stop the blame game
Opinion 1 day ago

Leadership in the age of pandemics: Stop the blame game

The long march to recovery and reform is a long-haul process. Very tough decisions have to be made....
Protect your margin: A four-step approach to planning for recovery through agility
Opinion 1 day ago

Protect your margin: A four-step approach to planning for recovery through agility

This is the time for businesses to build agility.
COVID-19 is a stakeholder capitalism litmus test
Opinion 1 day ago

COVID-19 is a stakeholder capitalism litmus test

The COVID-19 crisis is a litmus test that shows who has been “swimming naked” while endo...
China returns favor, helps ASEAN
Opinion 1 day ago

China returns favor, helps ASEAN

In recent days, China has been increasing assistance to ASEAN member states where COVID-19 has sprea...
Taking advantage of 'temporary' market turmoil
Opinion 1 day ago

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Taking advantage of 'temporary' market turmoil

Once the new coronavirus stops spreading, companies with a strong business model, a large competitiv...
By design or accident, Indonesia's democracy likely to survive COVID-19
Opinion 1 day ago

By design or accident, Indonesia's democracy likely to survive COVID-19

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo could have taken his cues from the playbook of Bolsonaro or...
More and more testing
Editorial 1 day ago

More and more testing

Local administrations may have chosen to handle the tests with care as field medical workers are not...
World desperately needs cooperation, leadership to beat COVID-19
Opinion 2 days ago

World desperately needs cooperation, leadership to beat COVID-19

To survive this crisis, the world community will need a heavy dose of international cooperation and ...
Containment efforts reveal glaring economic inequality
Opinion 3 days ago

Containment efforts reveal glaring economic inequality

Containment measures such as physical distancing, working from home and closing some public places a...
How Indonesia is expediting its response to COVID-19
Opinion 3 days ago

How Indonesia is expediting its response to COVID-19

The task force shows the level of the government’s attention to the matter by elevating the au...
Quarantine, now!
Editorial 3 days ago

Quarantine, now!

We second the government’s decision, if it comes, to ban the traditional mudik (exodus) this y...
What we miss about coronavirus
Opinion 4 days ago

What we miss about coronavirus

While the COVID-19 outbreak is hitting Indonesia, it seems some important pieces of information are ...
Economic heroes in time of coronavirus
Opinion 4 days ago

Economic heroes in time of coronavirus

This pandemic is a nightmare for all, but it’s especially hard for those of the undocumented e...
A new coronavirus strategy
Opinion 4 days ago

A new coronavirus strategy

The human and economic devastation caused by the novel coronavirus is multiplying every day. The spr...
COVID-19 pandemic shows we must reduce our blind spots to risk
Opinion 4 days ago

COVID-19 pandemic shows we must reduce our blind spots to risk

It is human nature to feel most threatened by what feels closest. But a potential danger is that whe...
Writing a greener story in Asia and the Pacific
Opinion 4 days ago

Writing a greener story in Asia and the Pacific

The earth continues to warn us that human progress cannot come at the expense of environmental degra...
Accelerate priority spending
Editorial 4 days ago

Accelerate priority spending

The point is to accelerate budget disbursement and ensure targeted spending to prioritize health car...
COVID-19: Early warning for property markets
Opinion 5 days ago

COVID-19: Early warning for property markets

With all this negative sentiment, property developers will cling tightly to their cash and delay new...
Open letter to Mr. President
Opinion 5 days ago

Open letter to Mr. President

This is a trying time for the country and for the world at large. Given my unique background of epid...
Religion and COVID-19 mitigation
Opinion 5 days ago

Religion and COVID-19 mitigation

Religion greatly influences community perspectives and attitudes toward the emergency. Unfortunately...
COVID-19 economic impact stabilization obstacles
Opinion 5 days ago

COVID-19 economic impact stabilization obstacles

If BI maintained its policy rate it could signal caution for calmness. In contrast, cutting the rate...
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